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Pic of the Week: View from Monte Turcisi

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Hiking in Monte Turcisi

Monte Turcisi is just 25 minutes from Catania towards Palermo. It is an old fort where Ermites lived and it was also used for controlling land by greeks as you can see towards Catania, Enna, Syracuse and Agrigento. This fort is dated 500 B.C. and got abandoned around year 1800. It is a very nice hiking destination that offers a magnificent view. Leave the car by the road and walk all the way up.

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Monte Turcisi ligger bara 25 minuter fr?n Catania mot Palermo. Det ?r ett gammalt fort d?r Eremiter bodde och det anv?ndes ocks? f?r att styra markerna av grekerna eftersom man kan se mot Catania, Enna, Syrakusa och Agrigento. Denna f?stning ?r daterad 500 f. Kr och ?vergas omkring ?r 1800. Det ?r ett mycket trevligt utflyktsm?l som erbjuder en magnifik utsikt. L?mna bilen vid v?gen och g? hela v?gen upp.
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View over Sicily’s fourth largest orange district

Hiking at Monte Turcisi and looking down at one of the Sicily’s four biggest citrus districts. It is about 45 km long and 15 km wide. Behind you see Etna, one contributor to best citrus products in the world.

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Vandrar vid Monte Turcisi och tittar ner p? ett av Siciliens fyra st?rsta citrus distrikt. Det ?r ca 45 km l?ngt och 15 km brett. Bakom ser du Etna, en bidragande orsak till de b?sta citrusprodukterna i v?rlden.
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